Kitchen Clue
Ronnie's Notes
Devonshire cream is a thick, clotted cream. Specialty stores sell it in jars; look in the refrigerator case.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda into a bowl.
Cut the butter into chunks and add the chunks to the flour mixture.
Work the fat into the flour mixture using your fingers, a pastry blender, or two knives until the ingredients resemble crumbs.
Add the buttermilk and gather the ingredients with your hands or a large wooden spoon to make a soft ball of dough.
Lightly flour a pastry board or a clean work surface.
Knead the ball of dough on the floured surface 10–12 times to make the dough slightly smoother.
Press the dough or roll it to 1/2" thickness.
Use more flour on the board if the dough sticks.
Cut out 10–12 circles with a cookie cutter or the top of a glass.
You will have to reroll the dough to get the last 2 or 3 circles.
Place the circles on the cookie sheet 1 inch apart for crisper, darker biscuits or closer together for fluffier, lighter biscuits.
Bake or until the biscuits have risen and are browned on top.